Every month I chronicle those ordinary delights that give me comfort or offer a place of reflection or joy. Here are my everyday delights for November:
1. Personalized stationery: I am fond of stationery and if it’s personalized, there is no way I can resist making the purchase. Paper Source is my go-to for notebooks and writing pads. This is my latest purchase:
2. This sky: It’s no secret I love taking pictures of the sky and it’s always a surprise at what the desert might offer. This November sunset reminded me of the power of the universal.
3. Adele: I am an avid concert-goer. Attending Adele’s concert was worth every second of the hype. She is charming, friendly and her the clarity in her singing voice is unbelievable. Although she admits most of her tunes focus on melancholy, she has a wicked sense of humor and isn’t afraid to make fun of herself. I attended the last concert of her tour, Number.107 and feel incredibly fortunate I had a chance to spend an evening with Adele. She is every bit of the real deal.
4. Pecan Pie: I love that my ten-year-old takes the initiative to bake. She says baking is relaxing and adores every minute of the prep, measuring and always participates in clean-up. This past Thanksgiving her pecan pie took me back to my childhood. My father often brought pecan pie home after work and my daughter’s pie allowed me to reminisce over this fond memory of my childhood.
What were some of your everyday delights this month?
Welcome! I am a lawyer turned freelance writer, essayist, and editor. On staff at Literary Mama and the co-founder and co-editor of the literary journal, The Sunlight Press, my essays and reported work have appeared in The Washington Post, The Lily, Saveur, Civil Eats, Brain, Child, ESPN and elsewhere. I am currently at work on a memoir on grief and culture and how it provides perspective on life’s ordinary graces. I invite you to appreciate the ordinary with me. I hope my daily practice of seeing the magic in the mundane helps you celebrate and find more of these moments in your life too.
The sky, the sky, the sky. Oh yes! xox
That pie looks delicious! My delight(S) this month have been the Elena Ferrante Neopolitan series. Just finished the first book!
I’ve bought the first book in the series and will have to bump her novel up to the top of my to-read pile. Thanks!
LOVE the notebook!
It’s portable and easily fits into my purse. Another reason why I love it.
Gorgeous sky! The pie looks delicious ?
The pie was scrumptious! I cannot wait until she makes it again.
Pecan pie is divine. So is personalized stationary! The sky? The best.
I’m not a big Adele fan.. yet.. but she comes on my Sia radio. Lately I’ve grown obsessed with her “Water Under the Bridge” song.
Adele is intense and her music is melancholy and I can understand why some people might find that unappealing – my husband wasn’t a fan, but after the concert he enjoyed her music and her personality. She’s quite charming and funny in person.